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Clarity comments on Open thread, Jan. 18 - Jan. 24, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Strangeattractor 26 January 2016 12:53:44AM 0 points [-]

Is conservatism something you appreciate aesthetically? A tribe you like belonging to more than the "liberal" tribe? Something closer or farther away from what you perceive to be reality than the alternatives?

I don't know how to give advice based on the question as you've stated it. Or, rather, my advice would be to pose a better question, not necessarily here, but to yourself. Figure out where the conflicts are and evaluate each one individually, instead of generalizing to all of them.

Comment author: Clarity 26 January 2016 03:59:22AM *  0 points [-]

Is conservatism something you appreciate aesthetically?

Yes

? A tribe you like belonging to more than the "liberal" tribe?

False choice. In Australia, the liberal and cosnervative tribes are one in the same for historic reasons. I'm from Australia.

Something closer or farther away from what you perceive to be reality than the alternatives?

It's a reality of possible utilities from the value system rather than reality reality of predictive validity

Or, rather, my advice would be to pose a better question, not necessarily here, but to yourself.

I'll meditate on that

Figure out where the conflicts are and evaluate each one individually, instead of generalizing to all of them.

Ok